Parental Rights in Vermont
Vermont Parental Rights News
Losing the Children She Tried to Protect
“Innocent until proven guilty” is a cherished principle of our justice system here in America. Unfortunately, it doesn’t always seem to apply to parents like you or me, as Tennessee mom Tori Harper recently learned the hard way. She Reached Out to a System Designed to Help Children, and Suddenly Found Herself Its Victim According…
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Vermont State Law and Parental Rights
At Risk
Vermont does not have a state statute that explicitly defines and protects parental rights as fundamental rights.
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Vermont Courts and Parental Rights
Affirmed, but Strict Scrutiny Not Clearly Established
Vermont courts have a history of recognizing fundamental parental rights but the standard of review may be a subject of confusion.
See for instance Glidden v. Conley, 175 Vt. 111, 115 (Vt. 2003), and Camburn v. Smith, 586 S.E.2d 656 (2003).